FLO Mumbai, under the leadership of Chairperson Seema Saroj, organized a high-level strategic meeting at Raj Bhavan on 20th April 2026, focused on presenting and aligning key stakeholders around the concept of a Women-Led Industry Park. It focused on creating an end-to-end ecosystem that enables women to transition from skill development to sustainable enterprise creation, while strengthening industry, institutional, and government collaboration.
The discussion explored implementation pathways through skilling initiatives like Swayamsiddha, institutional partnerships, and policy-level support to build a structured and scalable model for women entrepreneurship. Following speakers participated in the high-level meeting:
- Dr. Prashant Narnavre – Principal Secretary to Hon’ble Governor
- Ujwala Singhania – Past National President, FICCI FLO; Industry Park Initiative Head
- Aarmeen Dordi – Past Chairperson; Mumbai Initiative Lead
- Samina Khorakiwala – Senior Vice Chairperson, FICCI FLO Mumbai
- Seema Saroj – Chairperson, FICCI FLO Mumbai
Key Takeaways
- Strong institutional support for a dedicated women-focused industrial ecosystem
- Emphasis on end-to-end support: skilling → enterprise → market linkage
- Launch of Swayamsiddha Initiative to train 100 women entrepreneurs
- Importance of multi-stakeholder engagement through a roundtable model
- Focus on employment generation and cluster-based opportunities (especially textiles)
- Need for structured frameworks (MoUs) to ensure seamless implementation
- Vision to create a replicable and scalable model for broader impact
Collaborations
Proposed trilateral MoU between:
- Swayamsiddha Initiative
- IWE (Indian Women Entrepreneurship platform)
- FICCI FLO Mumbai Chapter
Planned engagement with:
- Industry Department
- Skill Development Authorities
- Universities in Mumbai
- Industry Experts
- Textile clusters for production linkages
Collaboration focus:
- Skill development & enterprise building
- Employment generation (Job Fair)
- Market access through industry integration
Impact
100 women to be trained under the Swayamsiddha Initiative (Entrepreneur → Enterprise journey). Plans for training 100+ women entrepreneurs through the Industry Park ecosystem. Direct employment opportunities to be generated. Multiple stakeholder institutions engaged: Government bodies, Skill development authorities, Universities, Industry experts, Textile clusters, 1 Women-Led Industry Park proposed as a flagship, scalable model, and 1 Job Fair planned to enable employment linkages.